1 month ago
Stevenage, United Kingdom or Bristol, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop greenfield and existing software capabilities for physics-driven scene generation and 3D sensor simulations.
- Improve the performance and maintainability of existing software product lines.
- Integrate simulation products into software- and hardware-based test and modelling environments.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements, identify risks and opportunities, and assess technical options.
- Contribute to internal research, emerging technologies, and future simulation capabilities.
- Work across engineering disciplines and, at higher grades, own projects and delivery for one or more programmes.
Requirements
- Practical development experience with MATLAB and Simulink or Python.
- A degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience delivering maintainable software using unit and system testing, version control, and CI/CD.
- Knowledge of radar and RF sensing, such as SAR, range-Doppler processing, passive RF sensing, or related signal and image formation techniques, or knowledge of active and passive EO/IR sensing and imaging.
- Experience may come from professional work, academia, research, or substantial independent projects.
- Applicants must be British citizens or dual UK nationals with British citizenship, subject to applicable nationality and right-to-work restrictions.
- Successful candidates must complete HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks after the offer stage.
Benefits
- Salary of approximately £53,000–£60,000 depending on experience.
- Dynamic working with 2–4 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
- Company bonus of up to £2,500 based on company performance.
- Pension contributions of up to 14% total employer and employee contribution.
- Paid overtime opportunity and up to 15 additional flexi-leave days.
- Enhanced parental leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Site facilities including subsidised meals and free car parking.
- Healthcare Cash Plan covering eligible everyday healthcare expenses.
- Employee-led networks and recruitment support or adjustments for applicants requiring assistance.
About MBDA
MBDA designs and manufactures missiles and integrated missile systems for land, sea, and air forces, selling to governments and prime contractors. Formed in 2001 and headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson, France, it is jointly owned by Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo. Its portfolio includes well-known systems such as Aster, Meteor, Exocet, and Storm Shadow/SCALP used by European and allied militaries.